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On the Great New Westminster Envelope Scandal of 2014
Back story: New Westminster had an election. During the election campaign, three candidates (mayoral candidate James Crosty, and council candidates Gavin Palmer and Scott McIntosh) sent this to New Westminster residents: When it was delivered, some people on Twitter called it “deceptive” and “misleading”. See, the crown used on this envelope is actually the…
Jonathan X. Cote answers New Westminster mayoral candidate questions
Jonathan X. Cote is running for Mayor of New Westminster, and he answered my questions. Thank you for answering! Obviously this is all satire, except for The Truth About The Machine! Question: Supporting and growing local businesses will help keep jobs in New Westminster, grow our tax base, provide opportunity for New Westminster citizens to…
Why I won’t be voting NDP
I’m a big supporter of the NDP. I voted for the NDP in the last federal election. I’ve considered becoming a member of the federal NDP. I agree with a lot of the NDP’s policies. But I won’t be voting for them in the 2013 BC election. I really like what they’re doing around electoral…
The Conflict Over Coquitlam
In the 2014 December 13 Vancouver Sun, columnist Pete McMartin wrote this correction: My apologies to Mayor Greg Moore for incorrectly identifying him in Friday’s column as mayor of Coquitlam. He is not. He is mayor of Port Coquitlam, which I am assured are two completely different communities. Mayor Moore informed me by email, however,…
Why I won’t be voting Conservative
The BC Conservatives are planning on scrapping the carbon tax, bribing Lower Mainland drivers with a $408 tax credit for frequent toll and ferry users, expanding mining, supporting the Northern Gateway pipeline and Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, and so on, and so on. Those who know me know that I’m pretty left-wing. That’s why I…
When is a stop sign not a stop sign?
Trick question: it always is. But unfortunately, some people in New Westminster seem to believe that it magically ceases to be a stop sign under some circumstances. The intersection of Sixth Avenue and First Street has a pedestrian-controlled flashing green light on Sixth, and stop signs on First. If you need pictures, here you go:…